A-12 reconnaissance aircraft
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The A-12 reconnaissance aircraft was a high-altitude, high-speed spy plane developed by Lockheed's Skunk Works for the CIA as a predecessor to the SR-71 Blackbird.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lockheed aircraft
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military aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ spy plane ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | titanium ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high-altitude flight
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high-speed flight ⓘ strategic surveillance ⓘ |
| designer | Clarence "Kelly" Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy | Lockheed Skunk Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFor | Central Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineModel | Pratt & Whitney J58 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
area-ruled fuselage
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chined forebody ⓘ reduced radar cross-section ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1962-04-26 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | slender fuselage ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
M-21
NERFINISHED
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YF-12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1963 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | over 2,000 mph ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedMach | 3.2 ⓘ |
| notableMuseumDisplay |
CIA Headquarters, Langley, Virginia
GENERATED
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California Science Center, Los Angeles GENERATED ⓘ USS Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operator |
Central Intelligence Agency
NERFINISHED
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United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | Oxcart program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | SR-71 Blackbird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Central Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | turbojet ⓘ |
| relatedTo | SR-71 Blackbird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retired | 1968 ⓘ |
| role | strategic reconnaissance ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | over 80,000 ft ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| survivors | several museum displays ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | twin-fin ⓘ |
| usedFor |
photographic reconnaissance
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signals intelligence (limited) ⓘ |
| usedIn | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | delta wing ⓘ |
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